New Jersey Administrative Code
Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY
Chapter 92 - MANUAL OF STANDARDS FOR JUVENILE DETENTION FACILITIES
Subchapter 4 - PHYSICAL STANDARDS
Section 13:92-4.14 - Medical facilities
Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 18, September 16, 2024
(a) Each detention facility shall provide a room or rooms for medical examinations, nurse's office, first aid, and other treatment. The room or rooms shall be adequately furnished and equipped to exclusively fulfill these functions. Access to the medical office by non-medical personnel shall be limited, and when necessary, strictly controlled and supervised by the nursing or medical staff, except during a fire or other emergency in the medical office.
(b) A locked storage space for medicines, inaccessible to juveniles, shall be provided for the storage of all medical supplies and drugs recommended by the detention facility's physician. All narcotics or controlled substances, that is, schedule II through V drugs, shall be stored in a double locked metal container, that is, a locked box within another locked box, or a locked box inside a locked closet or drawer. Access to this container shall be limited to the physician, physician assistant, advanced practice nurse, registered professional nurse or licensed practical nurse only. Medication assistance staff shall have access only to the medications set aside by the medical staff to be dispensed on individual shifts at prescribed times.
(c) First aid kits, splint kits, and instructions for emergency medical treatment shall be readily available to all staff.
